Rebecca Strang, of the Naperville Public Library and ALA’s Games and Gaming Round Table, spoke to Susan Maguire about everything games in libraries, from sure bets for every age to finding reviews of hot new games. Then, Sarah Hunter turns the tables and interviews Susan about what she’s been reading, as well as what books her daughter is chewing on.
ALA's Games and Gaming Round Table
International Games Week
Game On! Grants
More from Rebecca Strang:
Playability podcast
To Play is Human
Some games we talked about:
Ticket to Ride
Carcassonne
Wingspan
Eclipse
Scythe
Gloomhaven
Thunderstone Quest
Catan
Cards Against Humanity
Forgotten Waters
7th Continent
Where to find new games and reviews, info, etc:
Friendly local game shop (like The Wandering Dragon Game Shoppe)
League of Librarian Gamers on Facebook
BoardGameGeek
Board Game Spotlight
Board game publisher websites/newsletters
What’s Eric Playing
Girls’ Game Shelf
The Five By Podcast
Watch it Played videos
Dibs on Blue videos
Gaming conventions:
GenCon
Origins
Pax Unplugged
Susan and Sarah talked about:
Survival of the Thickest, by Michelle Buteau
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life, by Ali Wong
One to Watch, by Kate Stayman-London
The Magic Fish, written and illustrated by Trung Le Nguyen
The Raconteur’s Commonplace Book: A Greenglass House Story, by Kate Milford and illustrated by Nicole Wong
The Blue House, written and illustrated by Phoebe Wahl
Baby Goat, by Chronicle Books, illustrated by Yu-Hsuan Huang
Baby Dragon, by Chronicle Books, illustrated by Victoria Ying
Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle
As I Was Crossing Boston Common, by Norma Farber and Arnold Lobel
Dear Justyce, by Nic Stone
Dear Martin, by Nic Stone
